The Roof

Name: The Roof
Genre: Drama
Released: 1956-09-29
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Gabriella Pallotta, Giorgio Listuzzi, Gastone Renzelli, Maria Di Rollo, Maria Di Fiori

Il tetto (1956)

1:37 (97 min)

Drama

Italy

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Actors and characters

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Production

Titanus, Produzioni De Sica

Release date

29 September 1956

Director

Vittorio De Sica

Scenario

Cesare Zavattini

Author

Composer

Alessandro Cicognini

Producer

Vittorio De Sica

All team (24)

Actors

Gabriella Pallotta

Luisa Pilon

Giorgio Listuzzi

Natale Pilon, Luisa's husband

Gastone Renzelli

Cesare, Luisa's brother-in-law

Maria Di Rollo

Gina

Maria Di Fiori

Giovanna, Cesare's wife

Emilia Maritini

Luisa's mother

Angelo Bigioni

Luigi

Angelo Visentin

Antonio Pilon

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

Under provincial Italian law at the time, once a roof is erected, the occupants cannot be evicted from a building. This film follows the efforts of a family to erect the roof on a house overnight so that a newlywed couple can have their own home.